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Committee recommends $50,000 transfer for stormwater repair and advances appraisal funding and appointments to full City Council
Summary
The finance committee voted to forward a recommended $50,000 transfer from fund balance to cover a stormwater repair project, moved an additional appraisal funding request to the full council, and approved several routine appointments and administrative updates for consideration at the council meeting.
The Old Town finance committee approved forwarding several items to the full City Council, including a recommendation to transfer $50,000 from fund balance to cover a stormwater repair project and a request for additional appraisal funds related to the NDM mill.
Committee members reviewed stormwater project bids and were told that two bidders submitted identical final prices. Staff said the city has "about $70,000" remaining from prior American Rescue Plan‑era funds and recommended transferring $50,000 from the fund balance to move the catch‑basin and storm repair work forward this construction season. The committee moved the recommendation to the full council and also recommended awarding the contract to the contractor currently under contract with the city "for the sake of efficiency." The motion was seconded and approved by voice vote.
On appraisal work, staff requested an additional allocation to obtain replacement‑cost information for personal property at the NDM mill and market data on the pulp industry. The request was described in the transcript as an additional $1,562 but a committee member later referenced $11,500; the committee voted to send the appraisal funding request to the full council for consideration.
The committee also advanced several routine council items: the appointment of Gritchen Car to the Old Town Planning Board for a five‑year term, acceptance of the resignation of Stanley Peton (term noted), and an amended corporate authorization resolution removing Edmund Moren and adding Finance Director Danielle Barby to city banking authorizations. The council authorized going into executive session under the statutory authority cited in the transcript (referred to as "MRSA title 405 section 6A") to discuss a personnel matter regarding union contracts; motions were seconded and approved by voice vote.
Staff noted the stormwater work will likely proceed this summer and that federal American Rescue funds would be spent before the city returns unspent amounts to the granting agency if not allocated. The committee did not specify a final contract award at this meeting; it forwarded the recommendation and funding request to the full council.
